The living Maya [digital video].

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Added Author:

Smith, Hubert, director.

Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 232 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values - even as modern Mexico comes to the village. In Maya, Spanish, and English, with English subtitles. Film Festivals, Screenings, Awards CINE Golden Eagle Award PBS national broadcasts Margaret Mead Film Festival honoree Choice Outstanding Nonprint Media Award.

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Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Term:

Maya -- Social life and customs.

Indigenous peoples -- Mexico -- Social life and customs.

Ethnology -- Fieldwork -- Mexico.

Indigenous peoples -- Central America -- Social life and customs.

Genre:

Documentary films.

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